RSS Feed - Technology, Business and Entertainment News Stories for Apr 2009 http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/showdate-Apr-2009.aspx en Copyright (c) 2009 Accelerated Ideas. All rights reserved. http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/images/floppynote1b.bmp http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/showdate-Apr-2009.aspx 18 18 RSS Feed - Technology, Business and Entertainment News Stories for Apr 2009 25 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTsales_sky_high_as_people_buy_tamiflu_onlinehttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/sales-sky-high-as-people-buy-tamiflu-online.aspx People worldwide have flooded health websites such as NHS Direct looking to buy Tamiflu online Since the outbreak from Swine Flu in Mexico City health.. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTfirms_build_contingency_plans_for_flu_pandemichttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/firms-build-contingency-plans-for-flu-pandemic.aspx Major tech companies including Microsoft IBM Sony and Dell plan for Swine Flu epidemic with contingency plans Employees are being urged not to travel .. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTwolfram_alpha_set_to_launch_in_mayhttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/wolfram-alpha-set-to-launch-in-may.aspx Stephen Wolfram the creator of Wolfram Alpha says his new search engine will be a paradigm for the web The web tool that is being described as as impo.. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTfirst_person_dies_from_swine_flu_in_ushttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/first-person-dies-from-swine-flu-in-us.aspx A two-year-old child has become the first person to die from swine flu in the United States The young boy had travelled from Mexico to Houston for tre.. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTzillow_launches_zillow_iphone_apphttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/zillow-launches-zillow-iphone-app.aspx Zillowcom the online real estate service have launches Zillow iPhone App Zillow is the first iPhone App created by Zillowcom and it aims to help users.. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTswine_flu_outbreak_is_cause_for_concern_says_obamahttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/swine-flu-outbreak-is-cause-for-concern-says-obama.aspx President Barrack Obama announces that swine flu outbreak is a cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert but it is not a cause for al.. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTuk_police_ask_communication_firms_to_monitor_usershttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/uk-police-ask-communication-firms-to-monitor-users.aspx UK communications companies are being asked to track all internet traffic between people as part of a modernisation in UK police surveillance procedur.. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTswine_flu_causes_who_to_declare_international_public_heath_emergencyhttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/swine-flu-causes-who-to-declare-international-public-heath-emergency.aspx The global pandemic of Swine flu arrives in New York with over 200 students showing mild signs of the flu Following from the initial wide spread infec.. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTfacebook_users_vote_for_more_control_over_datahttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/facebook-users-vote-for-more-control-over-data.aspx Facebook users have voted to back changes for more control over the data and content they post on Facebook Early results from the pole suggests that a.. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTyahoo_geocities_unavailable_end_of_2009http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/yahoo-geocities-unavailable-end-of-2009.aspx Yahoo releases statement confirming that its free web hosting platform Geocities will be closed down at the end of 2009 Geocities dates back to the do.. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTgoogle_launches_toolbar_lab_with_my_locationhttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/google-launches-toolbar-lab-with-my-location.aspx With the recent releases for Google Timeline and Google Similar Images Google have now launched yet another new Labs area This time around theyre focu.. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTbotnet_infects_government_pcs_from_uk_and_ushttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/botnet-infects-government-pcs-from-uk-and-us.aspx Over 2 million global PCs have now been infected by botnet These include machines both inside and outside of the UK and US governments The malicious h.. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTgoogle_launches_new_similar_images_and_news_timeline_lab_appshttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/google-launches-new-similar-images-and-news-timeline-lab-apps.aspx Google releases two major apps in their Google Lab area - Similar Images and Google News Timeline Similar Images is a smart little app that compares a.. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTuk_falls_into_deflation_for_first_time_in_50_yearshttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/uk-falls-into-deflation-for-first-time-in-50-years.aspx The RPI Retail Price Index confirmed that the UK shifted into a period of deflation last month This is the first time that RPI inflation has turned ne.. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMToprah_winfrey_joins_twitter_as_site_takes_a_huge_hithttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/oprah-winfrey-joins-twitter-as-site-takes-a-huge-hit.aspx Twitter founder Evan Williams denies that Oprah Winfrey was responsible for slowing the site down to a halt last Friday after publicly announcing that.. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTstephen_hawking_now_very_ill_in_hospitalhttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/stephen-hawking-now-very-ill-in-hospital.aspx Stephen Hawking the British theoretical physicist is very ill in hospital after being taken by ambulance to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge England Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMTapple_showcase_new_iphone_os_3_featureshttp://www.accelerated-ideas.com/news/apple-showcase-new-iphone-os-3-features.aspx Apple shows off the blueprint for iPhone OS 30 - the exciting new version of the worlds most superior mobile platform Supplementing its ground-breakin.. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT